Chapter 168: The Sixth Star (2/2)

”Guards stopped coming so we decided to change the area. But, they still didn't come even here. We noticed the ocean and wanted to destroy it in order to attract attention. We ended up attracting monsters, not humans.” Goburou explained the whole situation to Ed.

Ed flew down and started storing the bodies. Whatever he couldn't reach, he used his Telekinesis as an extended hand to catch them and store them. So many monsters were gone in less than a minute.

Some more monsters appeared in the ocean, but Ed didn't bother with them. He had a lot of uneaten ingredients just sitting in his storage. So much that in fact, he didn't know what to do with them. After finishing, he flew back towards Emilia and the others, who then headed back to the castle.

”Do you need anything from here?” Ed asked her. He wanted to know if Emilia had anything she wanted from the castle. People tend to take things such as pictures with them. There were no cameras in this world, but artists existed. They manage to draw a picture that is almost as if the real person was living inside of it. Some artists go as far as to use QI in their drawings to make them more beautiful.

”No, we can leave.” Unfortunately, these portraits were all burned down by Norris once he took over. She had nothing that would interest her in the castle anymore.

”I see. Then it is only fitting if the castle follows after its master.” Emilia had no intention of ruling this country. The castle should indeed follow its master, her mother.

Ed withdrew Muramasa and used Fire magic. In an instant, a heat wave filled the entire capital. It was a change enough for them to notice. The snow stopped falling from the sky, while the one on the ground started melting. With a swing of his blade, the surroundings became quiet. The people could only hear the sound of an explosion, and once they looked at the source. The castle was gone. Ed and Norris managed to blow off the top of the castle, but now nothing remained. Not even rubble. The guards from Blood sect, who were inside, were also killed. Ed could see some small amount of Exp in his notifications.

”Let's go.” Ed returned and smiled toward Emilia. They all flew and met up again with Hayato and the rest who had regrouped.

”Where's Ellie?” Ed couldn't help but ask once he got there. Everyone was present except for her. He quickly checked the Map and noticed that she was somewhere inside the capital. He flew over there and met up with her.

”I was following this old man. Turns out there are six stars, not five, and this man is the hidden member. I beat him up and got this from his spatial ring.” Ellie handed Ed what seemed like a Map. It was a map of all the Blood sect posts situated on their continent.